Hoopsii Colorado spruce
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones2 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 50 feet tall15+ feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Hoopsii' Colorado spruce (Picea pungens 'Hoopsii') is a tree for specimen planting, accents, privacy screens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a columnar evergreen. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Birds visit it, and it tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Golden Globe American arborvitae, Abbotswood shrubby cinquefoil, Red fescue, and Drumstick primrose.